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University of Northern Iowa (UNI)

Office of Admissions, 120 Gilchrist, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018, U.S.A, United States
4.10 / 5 based on 30 reviews.

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84% of students recommend
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Housing
3.8/5
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Student life
4.5/5
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Academic
4.2/5
 4 stars (24)
Languages
4.8/5
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3.2/5
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Overall
4.4/5
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“I flew in to Chicago and drove the last 5 hrs in a car rented from Avis. It's cheaper than the coach if you are two or more people to share the bill.” Read Review
danny03, Denmark

University of Northern Iowa review by Daniel

Review by Daniel, Aalborg Universitet, Aalborg, Denmark
Communication and Information Sciences, University Agreement
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Because it's easy to get to know people if you share a house or an apartment.
Personal comments:
I rented a room from a landlord who had houses right next to campus. It was an old house, but the facilities were alright.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
There are a lot of smaller bars and night-clubs in Cedar Falls. I liked Coconuts, Jokers and Sharky's in particular. Apart from that there are a lot of house parties going on every weekend so nobody will be bored in Cedar Falls :)
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ACADEMIC       3.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
I had Dr. Davilla, Dr. Beall and Dr. Morgan-Witte. They are all good and friendly teachers. If you choose a course with Dr. Beall please be aware that she'll give you a LOT of homework.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
Less multiple choice test and more essays. Better coordination between classes, so that exams don't collide with each other.

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Before studying at University I lived in the UK for 16 months and had no problems with regard to expressing myself in english while studying in the US.
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
Cell-phones are more expensive in the US and I travelled and partied a lot more in the US than I would have done back home.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Don't eat too much fastfood...it's unhealthy both for your body and your economy :)
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known beforehand how great it would be to study at university of northern iowa - cuz then I'd have made sure to apply for more grants so that I could stay!!
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
It is a nice University with a great student life. The level of teaching could be higher, but go anyway for the fun of it!



FINAL COMMENTS

I flew in to Chicago and drove the last 5 hrs in a car rented from Avis. It's cheaper than the coach if you are two or more people to share the bill.
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